EU Directives RoHS / WEEE

In 2002 the two directives, RoHS and WEEE, were adopted, the objective of which was twofold: To restrict hazardous substances present in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and to regulate the end of life of this same equipment (WEEE).

The regulators wanted firstly to protect the health of consumers and secondly to promote the re-use and ecological recycling of waste.

These two initial documents, now obsolete, bore the following references:

Directive 2002/95/CE relating to restricting the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS)